05/23/1910
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA:
Scatman Crothers, fue un cantante, músico, bailarín y actor. Su trabajo más destacado fue en la serie de TV Chico and the man como El hombre basura, y como Dick Halloran en El resplandor, de Stanley Kubrick. También fue conocido por interpretar la voz en off de varios personajes de dibujos animados como el gato Jazz de la película Los aristogatos en 1970. Su apodo de Scatman lo recibió al hacer una audición en la radio en 1932. Comenzó su carrera tocando la batería a los 15 años en un bar clandestino de su ciudad. Creó su propia banda en 1930 y viajó a California en 1948. También tocaba el piano en varios clubes de la ciudad. Finalmente se fue a Los Ángeles en 1952. Scatman trabajó en numerosos papeles tanto para el cine como la televisión, casi siempre con pequeños papeles o secundarios. También hizo varios cortos musicales hacia 1940. Hizo su debut en la película Meet Me at the Fair, en 1953. Fumador empedernido, se le diagnosticó un cáncer de pulmón, pero no le hizo caso y siguió fumando. Finalmente el cáncer se le extendió al esófago y murió de una neumonía el 22 de noviembre de 1986 en su casa de California. Está enterrado en el cementerio de Forest Lawn en Hollywood.
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Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event (2024) as Jazz (archive audio) |
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Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (2011) as (voice) (archive footage) |
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Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987) as Jazz |
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Rock Odyssey (1987) as Jukebox (voice) |
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The Transformers: The Movie (1986) as Jazz (voice) |
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The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye (1986) as Jazz (voice) |
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The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) as Sherman |
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Two of a Kind (1983) as Earl |
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) as Mr. Bloom |
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Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983) as Self - Sketch Performer |
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Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982) as Mose Wheeler |
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Deadly Eyes (1982) as George Faskins |
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Zapped! (1982) as Dexter Jones |
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Working (1982) as Parking Attendant |
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The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981) as Dewey Stevens |
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Making 'The Shining' (1980) as Self |
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The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980) as Nate (voice) |
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Bronco Billy (1980) as Doc Lynch |
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The Shining (1980) as Hallorann |
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Scavenger Hunt (1979) as Sam |
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Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979) as Crazy Legs (voice) |
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978) as Self |
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The Cheap Detective (1978) as Tinker |
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Mean Dog Blues (1978) as Mudcat |
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Silver Streak (1976) as Ralston |
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Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (1976) as Ben Benson |
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The Shootist (1976) as Moses |
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Stay Hungry (1976) as William |
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Joys (1976) as Self |
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Friday Foster (1975) as Reverend Noble Franklin |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) as Orderly Turkle |
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Coonskin (1975) as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice) |
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Man on the Outside (1975) as Ruben Hammer |
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The Fortune (1975) as Fisherman |
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Linda Lovelace for President (1975) as Super Black |
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Win, Place or Steal (1975) as Attendant |
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Truck Turner (1974) as Duke |
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Sty of the Blind Pig (1974) as Doc |
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Black Belt Jones (1974) as Pop Byrd |
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Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1973) as (voices) |
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Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) as Cleveland |
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Detroit 9000 (1973) as Reverend Markham |
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The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as Lewis |
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Lady Sings the Blues (1972) as Big Ben |
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The Lorax (1972) as Singer |
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Chandler (1971) as Smoke |
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The Aristocats (1970) as Scat Cat (voice) |
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The Great White Hope (1970) as Carnival Barker (uncredited) |
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Bloody Mama (1970) as Moses |
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Hello, Dolly! (1969) as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited) |
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Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) as The Corpse (uncredited) |
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The Patsy (1964) as Shoeshine Boy |
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Lady in a Cage (1964) as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited) |
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The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) as Musinga |
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Porgy and Bess (1959) as Crabman |
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Alias Jesse James (1959) as Railroad Porter (uncredited) |
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Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) as Tyana |
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Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers) |
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Between Heaven and Hell (1956) as George (uncredited) |
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Johnny Dark (1954) as Himself |
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Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) as Smiley Gordon |
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East of Sumatra (1953) as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers) |
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Meet Me at the Fair (1953) as Enoch Jones |
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Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951) as Scatman |
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Coonskin (1975) Songs |